Sunday, March 30, 2008

2-Ingredient, Guilt-Freee Recipes!



2-Ingredient, Guilt-Free Recipes!

You can master these diet-friendly dishes, even if you're kitchen-challenged! From chocolate muffins to rockin' baked apples, here are three easy recipes from your pal Hungry Girl!

Yum Yum Brownie MuffinsPER SERVING (1 muffin): 181 calories, 3.5g fat, 357mg sodium, 37g carbs, 2g fiber, 20g sugars, 2g protein

Ingredients:One box devil's food cake mix (about 18 ounces)One 15-ounce can pure pumpkin Directions:Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix the two ingredients together. The mixture will be very thick, but don't add anything else! Place batter into a 12-cup muffin pan lined with baking cups or sprayed with nonstick spray. Place pan in the oven, and bake for 20 minutes. MAKES 12 SERVINGS

HG's Sweet 'n Sassy SlawPER SERVING (1/4th of recipe): 60 calories, 1.5g fat, 415mg sodium, 10g carbs, 3g fiber, 6g sugars, 2g protein

Ingredients:One 12-ounce package broccoli cole slaw mix1/2 cup Newman's Own Lighten Up Low Fat Sesame Ginger Dressing Directions:Just toss the slaw and dressing together, and then give the two some alone time in the fridge. (The longer this stuff marinates, the better it'll taste!) Enjoy! MAKES 4 SERVINGS

Soda-licious Baked ApplesPER SERVING (1 apple): 70 calories, <0.5g fat, 10mg sodium, 19g carbs, 3g fiber, 14g sugars, 0g protein

Ingredients:4 medium-sized Rome apples1 can diet black cherry soda Directions:Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Core apples. Place in a casserole dish. Pour the entire can of soda over apples. Place dish in the oven, and bake for 45 minutes, or until apples are tender. Serve warm, hot or cold. MAKES 4 SERVINGS For more guilt-free recipes, plus food finds, tips, tricks and more, visit hungry-girl.com and sign up for free daily emails!!!

Friday, March 28, 2008

Is America ready for a female president?







Is America ready for a black president? Yes? Then, why aren't we ready for a female president? Countries all over the world have and have had female president and some are and were really good ones, so why can't we have one? We can. People have always been putting women down, saying things like: "...Oh, you're just a women, you can't do anything.", or "....Men have always been better than women. Just accept it." And some women do. But these statements aren't even arguements. This contain little truth. Yes some women can't do things because of health problems, but most can. Just look at the body-buliding women, aren't they strong as men? Yea they are. This is our chance 2 shine. Don;t you hate it when people say who are you going to vote for and you say Hilary and they say you're being racist? They're being sexist beacuse they're not voting for Hilary. Say that to them. Be back soon.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

18 Foods that Make ur Skin Glow



18 Foods That Make Your Skin Glow

Top skin creams average about $400 an ounce (and you thought gas was expensive!), yet most offer little proof that they do half of what they promise. Want to save a bundle and improve your skin? Load your shopping cart with nutrients that research has shown to have skin-hydrating, sun-protecting, and even wrinkle-preventing powers, says Manhattan dermatologist Amy Wechsler, MD. Here’s her grocery list of best foods for your skin.


Firm and BrightYou’re probably up to your eyebrows (Botoxed or not) with hearing “eat more fruits and vegetables.” But if you have yet to take that advice to heart, maybe knowing that they prevent wrinkles will do the trick. The colorful pigments that produce bright orange and red also refill antioxidant levels in your skin.


The skin doc’s 3 top picks: SWEET POTATOES, TOMATOES, CANTALOUPE

What they do: Replenish your skin’s supply of antioxidants, so they're ready to scarf up free radicals whenever they make an appearance. Free rads are highly reactive oxygen molecules that damage cells and contribute to just about everything that can go wrong with skin, from dryness to crinkles.

Fresh and JuicyYour body can’t store much wrinkle-fighting vitamin C, so you need to keep your supplies stoked. The easiest, simplest way: Have some citrus every day.

The skin doc’s 4 top picks: ORANGES, LEMONS, LIMES, GRAPEFRUIT


Actually, ounce for ounce, oranges are the top citrus C source but you can only eat so many, right? For variety, make lemonade, squeeze limes on melon, add grapefruit to salad, and instead of drinking soda, fizz up OJ with sparkling water. It all adds up.

What they do: Keep skin’s vitamin C levels high.


While C’s a nifty antioxidant, that’s not the key reason it’s here. It helps keeps collagen -- the supportive protein fibers that stop skin from sagging -- strong and resilient. (Flimsy collagen means lines and wrinkles.) Since collagen breakdown really picks up in your mid-30s, eat citrus early and often to head off aging.

Smoothing and Soothing

There’s a particularly potent antioxidant known as EGCG that does all kinds of good things for skin. The best place to find it? True teas: black, green, or white (not herbal). Brew a teapot full every morning, so that sipping four to six cups throughout the day is a no-brainer.
The skin doc’s #1 pick: GREEN TEAWhile all true teas contain EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the various types of green tea have the most. Wechsler’s personal favorite is hojicha green tea (available at http://www.adagio.com/). “The roasting process that turns this green tea a brownish color also lowers its caffeine content,” she says -- handy if you’re caffeine sensitive or it’s one of those days when you do not need another stimulant.

What it does: Gives your skin a healthy dose of EGCG, which is a great multi-tasker .

EGCG puts a damper on inflammatory chemicals involved in acne and sun-related skin aging; it also helps prevent skin cancer; and it has a lion-tamer effect on tumor cells. What’s more, green tea contains L-theanine, a de-tensing amino acid -- and anything you can do to staunch the flow of the stress hormone cortisol helps keep collagen fibers intact.

Green and LeafyCertain dark leafy greens, whether they’re fresh, frozen, raw, or steamed, really deliver on vitamin A, one of the most skin-essential vitamins going.


The skin doc’s 3 top picks: SPINACH, TURNIP GREENS, BROCCOLI

What they do: Deliver a hefty supply of vitamin A, which supports skin cell turnover, the process that keeps cell growth and development humming along flawlessly. Without enough A, skin becomes dry, tough, and scaly.

Fisherman’s FavesSeveral cold-water catches give your skin a double benefit: age-fighting omega-3 fatty acids plus the restorative powers of protein.


The skin doc’s 7 top picks: SALMON, TROUT, TUNA, ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SARDINES, PACIFIC HERRING, MOST SHELLFISH


Just don’t, uh, go overboard. As good as omega-3s are for skin (and the rest of you, too), worries about the amount of mercury in many fish mean it’s smart to limit seafood to two meals a week. That’s a must for women who are or might become pregnant or are nursing, and for young children, too. (Go here for the government’s fish guidelines.)


What they do: Omega-3s fight inflammation, now considered one of the top skin-agers, and they also help protect against sunburn, enhancing the effects of your SPF sunscreen.


Protein is required to build and repair skin cells and to make enzymes and hormones that help keep it glowing. Fill your weekly grocery cart with all of the above foods and you won’t just look younger, you’ll be younger. Eating at least 1 serving of fish a week and getting the right amount of antioxidants through diet or supplements lower your biological age. In fact, the antioxidants alone can make your RealAge up to 6 years younger.

































Wednesday, March 19, 2008

OMG!!!!!!!!! THIS IS MY REAL IQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!









Congratulations!

Your general IQ score is 150.

A person whose IQ score falls in the range of 144-160 is considered to be "gifted".



This report is an analysis of your 12 distinct types of intelligence.



For example, in the IQ test you just took, your pattern recognition score is 88.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

What's your sixth sense?

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What your aura color?

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Orange means caution on the highway--think of construction signs and those plastic orange cones--but drivers with orange auras aren't likely to heed those warnings. That's because oranges (auras, not the fruit!) are the daredevils of the world. Read more...

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What's you sixth sense?

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